Weekly Pews News

no 21-36

5.9.2021                         

Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

Sunday 5th September  

08:00              Holy Communion

09:30              Parish Family Eucharist
with the Bishop of Horsham, the Rt Revd Ruth Bushyager

Collect  Merciful God, your Son came to save us and bore our sins on the cross: may we trust in your mercy and know your love, rejoicing in the righteousness that is ours through Jesus Christ our Lord.   Amen.

Readings  Isaiah 35: 4–7a; Psalm 146; James 2: 1–10, 14–17; Mark 7: 24–end

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Sunday 5th September

Intention: our children and young people, and their leaders; our Sunday School and Saints (older children).

Monday 6th September

Intention: our Archbishops, Justin Welby of Canterbury and Stephen Cottrell of York; the work of the Archbishops’ Council and General Synod; the worldwide Anglican Communion.

09:00            Morning prayer (in church)

19:30              Licensing of the Revd Lucy Sullivan by the Rt Revd Ruth Bushyager as
Priest-in-charge of St Thomas
à Becket’s and St Richard’s Churches (see below)

Tuesday 7th September

Intention: our schools, colleges and universities; all teachers and learners, governors and administrators.

17:30            Evening prayer (on Zoom)

19:00              Tuesday@7 communion service with blessing of school backpacks (see below)

Wednesday 8th September – birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Intention: the hungry, homeless, refugees and asylum seekers; the work of Church Army, Christian Aid and all relief agencies; our local charities Stonepillow and Bognor Regis Foodbank.

17:30            Evening Prayer (on Zoom)

Thursday 9th September

Intention: the Queen and Royal Family, our nation and government, and our local MP Nick Gibb.

09:00            Morning prayer (in church)

10:00              Holy Communion

Friday 10th September

Intention: our local clubs and organisations, especially our Ladies’ Club and Men’s Group, and Pagham Luncheon Club.

Saturday 11th September

Intention: our Scouts, Guides, Cadets and other local youth organisations.

13:00           Marriage Service of Jackie Norris and Daniel Kirk
Sunday 12th September – 15th Sunday after Trinity

Readings: Isaiah 50: 4–9a; Psalm 116: 1–8; James 3: 1–12; Mark 8: 27–end

PRAYERS AND INTENTIONS 

We pray for all in need of healing in body, mind or spirit Lynette, Rosie Sims, Terry Haskell, Barbara Crew, Jean Martin, Karen Cox, Jim Fowler, Sheila King, Dawn Spurway Pearson, Mo Ford, Nicola Simpson, Steve Lomas.

For urgent prayer, contact Gillian Purvis (267597) or Pat Rush (262561) to activate the Prayer Chain.

The recently departed Madge Breakspear.

Anniversary of death Reginald Holyoak (6th); Ena Groves, Hazel Hope (7th); Tony Perez (9th); Eileen Piper, David Dewing (11th).

We remember Church family who live in residential care or usually receive communion at home: Beatrice Armstrong, Mary Baxter.

We pray for Jackie Norris and Dan Kirk and their families on their wedding day.

NOTICES

Current Covid restrictionsbooking for services is requested while we still have some arrangements in place to create a safe and comfortable environment for all. Please contact Trudi Kearsley to book, T 263597, M 07703 597353.

Parish Family Eucharist today We look forward to welcoming Bishop Ruth of Horsham, when she will preach and preside at the Parish Family Eucharist. This will be her first visit since her arrival in the diocese – it will be a great joy to have her with us for this service.

Children’s Scratch Choir In preparation for the Parish Family Eucharist, Jenny will be running a final rehearsal for children and adults who would like to sing in the Scratch Choir at 09:00.

Hymns & Pimm’s at 17:00 today (Sunday) at St Richard’s, Gossamer Lane, Aldwick. Come and sing favourite hymns and encounter friends old and new at our neighbouring church! Tickets £5 (children free) at the door. More information from Barbara Cotton, 266193.

Licensing Mthr Lucy will be licensed as Priest-in-Charge of St Thomas à Becket and Priest-in-Charge of St Richard, Aldwick by Bishop Ruth in a joint service on Monday 6th September at 19:30, at Pagham church. Please do come along and pray for the parishes and Mthr Lucy, and celebrate this important day in the life of the community.

Tuesday@7 After much delay, I am pleased to announce that the Tuesday evening communion service will return, on 7th September at 19:00. With blessing of school backpacks at the start of the new school year- do bring yours along! This is a service that I hope will be particularly attractive to families and is offered for those who find Sunday morning services a little difficult to get to. Length 30-40 mins. Everyone is very welcome.

World Day of Prayer 2021 The service, delayed from its usual timing of the first Friday in March, takes place on Friday 10th at 10:30, at The Salvation Army, Canada Grove, Bognor Regis, PO21 1QL. It was written by Christian women in Vanuatu, and has been adapted by the local World Day of Prayer committee. All are welcome to attend this service, and stay for refreshments afterwards.

Thanksgiving Service for Pauline Lucas, Saturday 11th at 12 noon, at St John the Baptist Church, Kirdford. There will be a video on YouTube to watch afterwards, for those who cannot go.

Harvest We will give thanks for and celebrate the harvest on Sunday 19th September 09:30 with a Parish Family Eucharist. If you would like to sponsor the flowers for this Sunday, please speak to Trudi (see above). The dried food collection taken this year will be given to the Bognor Regis Foodbank.

Sunday School We look forward to returning to Sunday School on Sunday 17th October at 09:30. To begin with, this will run once a month, on the third Sunday, and will be open to those in primary school years. To find out more, contact Linda Tempest: lindatempest@hotmail.com, 07443 905893.

Admission to Holy Communion before Confirmation Thank you to those who have registered their interest in this. A short course of preparation will run in the autumn – details to be shared in due course. If you have a child/children in school year 6 or above who are interested in this, please contact Mthr Lucy.

 

CONTACT DETAILS        –        find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @StThomasPagham.

The Revd Lucy Sullivan: 19 Willowhale Avenue, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 4AU.
mthrlucy.pagham@gmail.com, 01243 941551.

Churchwardens: Mike Wake and Alex Brockhurst: churchwarden@paghamchurch.org, 07899 705632//07792 544259.

Church website update: email editor@paghamchurch.org.

Safeguarding Officer: Jan Brockhurst, safeguarding@paghamchurch.org.

Pews News: Alison Blenkinsop, pewsnews@paghamchurch.org, 261131, 07784 544981.